Green-cheeked Amazon  (Amazona viridigenalis)

Facts

Also known as:red-crowned Amazon, red-crowned parrot, amapola and Mexican red-headed parrot
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae
Genus Amazona (1)
Size Length: 33 cm (2)
Wingspan: 40 cm (3)

Status

The green-cheeked Amazon is classified as Endangered (EN A2bcd + 3bcd) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (4). It is also listed as Endangered on Mexico's Threatened Species List ‘Nom 059' (5).